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Captain Higuchi, Battalion Commander of the Sixth Division, While Occupying the Gun Emplacements at Zhaobeizui [in the Battle of Weihaiwei], Saw a Child of the Enemy Lying on the Ground and Came to Its Aid. Holding the Baby in His Left Arm and His Sword in His Right Hand, He Commanded Our Entire Army. Everyone Considers It a Laudable Episode.

Captain Higuchi, Battalion Commander of the Sixth Division, While Occupying the Gun Emplacements at Zhaobeizui [in the Battle of Weihaiwei], Saw a Child of the Enemy Lying on the Ground and Came to Its Aid. Holding the Baby in His Left Arm and His Sword in His Right Hand, He Commanded Our Entire Army. Everyone Considers It a Laudable Episode.

(Japanese, 1863–1925)
(Japanese)
1895 (Meiji 28)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 35.6 x 70.5 cm (14 x 27 3/4 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.427a-c
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
Illustration of Chinese Generals Captured Alive in the Great Victory at Pyongyang (Heijô daishô Shinshô seiho no zu)
Illustration of Chinese Generals Captured Alive in the Great Victory at Pyongyang (Heijô daishô Shinshô seiho no zu)
Migita Toshihide
1894 (Meiji 27), October
News of Russo-Japanese Battles: For the Fourth Time Our Destroyers Bravely Attack Enemy Ships Outside the Harbor of Port Arthur (Nichiro kôsen kibun: Dai yonkai Ryojunkô gaiiki kuchikukan yû tekikan o shûgeki su)
News of Russo-Japanese Battles: For the Fourth Time Our Destroyers Bravely Attack Enemy Ships Outside the Harbor of Port Arthur (Nichiro kôsen kibun: Dai yonkai Ryojunkô gaiiki kuchikukan yû tekikan o shûgeki su)
Migita Toshihide
1904 (Meiji 37), March
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The Fall of Port Arthur (Ryojunkô no kanraku)
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28), February
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The Fall of Port Arthur (Ryojunkô no kanraku)
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28), February
Captain Sakuma Raising a War Cry at the Occupation of the Pescadores (Hôkôtô senryô Sakuma taii totsukan no zu)
Captain Sakuma Raising a War Cry at the Occupation of the Pescadores (Hôkôtô senryô Sakuma taii totsukan no zu)
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28)
Colonel Satô Disguised in Korean Attire Reconnoiters the Yalu Shore with an Interpreter (Satô taisa kanpuku o chakushi tsûyakukan o shitagae Ôryokkô no engan o teisatsu su)
Colonel Satô Disguised in Korean Attire Reconnoiters the Yalu Shore with an Interpreter (Satô taisa kanpuku o chakushi tsûyakukan o shitagae Ôryokkô no engan o teisatsu su)
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28)
Sergeant Miyake's Courage at the Yalu River (Ôryokkô ni [okeru] Miyake gunsô no gôtan)
Sergeant Miyake's Courage at the Yalu River (Ôryokkô ni [okeru] Miyake gunsô no gôtan)
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28)
Battle on the Outskirts of Fengtianfu (Hôtenfu jôgai gekisen zu)
Battle on the Outskirts of Fengtianfu (Hôtenfu jôgai gekisen zu)
Migita Toshihide
1894 (Meiji 27), December
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After the Fall of Weihaiwei, the Commander of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet, Admiral Ding Ruchang, Surrenders (Ikaiei kanraku Hokuyô kantai teitoku Tei Joshô kôfuku no zu)
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28)
Lieutenant Commander Yamanaka, Chief Gunner of Our Ship Fuji, Fights Fiercely in the Naval Battle at the Entrance to Port Arthur (Ryojunkô no kaisen ni waga Fuji hôjutsuchô Yamanaka shôsa funsen)
Lieutenant Commander Yamanaka, Chief Gunner of Our Ship Fuji, Fights Fiercely in the Naval Battle at the Entrance to Port Arthur (Ryojunkô no kaisen ni waga Fuji hôjutsuchô Yamanaka shôsa funsen)
Migita Toshihide
1904 (Meiji 37), March
The Tenth Month (Kannazuki), from the series Twelve Portraits of Beauties (Bijin jûni sugata)
The Tenth Month (Kannazuki), from the series Twelve Portraits of Beauties (Bijin jûni sugata)
Migita Toshihide
Great Victory of Our Troops at the Fall of Asan (Waga gun taishô Gazan o otoshiireru no zu)
Great Victory of Our Troops at the Fall of Asan (Waga gun taishô Gazan o otoshiireru no zu)
Migita Toshihide
1894 (Meiji 27)